User Manual
PiPO M5
Tablet on Android 4.1
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Contents
Welcome
Important
Keys and
I. Getting
1.1 Turn
1.1.1 Turn
1.1.2 Turn
1.2 Lock/unlock the screen (sleep
1.3 Connect to
II. Your Home
2.1 Change wallpaper for home
2.2 Add/delete applications on home
2.3 Add widgets to home
III. Network Connection
3.1 Wi-Fi
3.1.1 Turn on
3.1.2 Turn off
3.1.3 Add a Wi-Fi
3.2 Bluetooth
3.2.1 Make device
3.2.2 Scan for
3.2.3 Pair with the Bluetooth
IV. Internet
4.1 Internet
V. Install and Manage
5.1 Install Apps
5.2 Manage
VI. Multi-media Functions
6.1
Music
6.2 Video
6.3
Gallery
6.4
Camera
6.5 E-book reader
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Settings
Ⅷ. Battery
IX .Firmware Upgrading
Troubleshooting
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Notices
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Weeeellllccccoooommmmeeee
Thank you for purchasing this tablet.
It brings you much convenience for your business (supports Word, Excel, send
& receive e-mails...) and entertainment (supports 3D game, chatting, movie
playback, eBooks.....).
Running on Android 4.1, with a 1.6 GHz processor and highly responsive
capacitive touch screen, it brings you wonderful user experience.
Before beginning, please refer to this user manual carefully.
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⊙ While using the earphone, if the volume is excessively high it may
cause hearing damage. So please adjust the volume of the player
to a moderate level and balance the time of using.
⊙ Do not disconnect the tablet suddenly when formatting or uploading
and downloading, which can lead to program errors.
⊙ Do not dismantle the tablet by yourself, and do not use alcohol,
thinner or benzene to clean its surface.
⊙ The tablet dose not support USB charge. If you want to charge the
tablet, please use the AC adaptor supplied. Please use the original
accessories.
⊙ Read this User Manual carefully, Make sure you know how to
upgrade the tablet, other wise do not upgrade it by yourself
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1. Power and lock
key
Hold and press to turn on or turn off this unit.
Briefly press to turn on or turn off the screen.
2. ESC Key
Tap to return to the previous screen/ page
3. SIM card slot
To insert SIM card connecting to mobile network
4. Power jack
(DC input)
Connect to a 5V output adaptor included in the
accessories
5. HDMI port
.To connect to TV or display via HDMI cable
6. Reset hole
Press to reset the tablet if it freezes or behaves
abnormal. (Use a paperclip or other sharp object to
stab this reset hole, and then press power button to
turn it on.)
7. HOST Port
Connecting via OTG cable, supports mouse,
keyboard, USB flash disk, etc.
8. Micro-USB slot
Connect to a computer via a USB cable to transfer
data (e.g., music, videos, photos, and other files).
9. TFcard slot
To insert your TF card
10. MIC
MIC for recording voice
11. Earphone jack
To connect your earphone
12. Speaker
AAC speaker
13. Speaker
AAC speaker
14. Rear Camera
2M rear camera
15. Front camera
0.3M front camera
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1.1 Turn on/off
1.1.1 Turn on
To start your tablet, press and hold the power key at the right side of your
tablet for a while. Tap and drag the lock out of the circle to unlock.
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Tap and drag the lock out of the circle to unlock.
Drag the lock to right: you will go to the home screen.
Drag the lock to left: you will go to camera directly.
1.1.2 Turn off
To power off your tablet, press and hold the power button until the “Would you
like to shut down?” dialog appears and tap “OK” to power it off.
1.2 Lock/unlock the screen (sleep mode)
To save battery, you should put your tablet in sleep mode by turning off the
LCD display. To do this, shortly press the power key. Press it again to wake up
the screen.
1.3 Connect to computer
You can connect your tablet to your computer with the supplied USB cable so
you can transfer media files.
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a. Google search
Tap to enter Google search page
b. Voice search
Tap to open voice search
c. All apps
Launcher
Tap to show all the applications installed
d. ESC key
Tap to return to the previous screen/ page.
e. Home
Tap to return to your home page
f. Recent
operations
Tap to show your recent operations
g. Screen shoot
To take screen shoot
h. Volume -/+
When connect to PC, this icon will show here. Slide to
choose connected as a media device or camera
i. System time
Show the system current time
j. Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi signal show here if connected with Wi-Fi
k. Battery status
Show battery status
d e f g h i j K
2.1 Change wallpaper for home screen:
Tap and hold your finger in any blank space of the home screen, you will see a
pop-up options; you can choose wallpaper from Gallery, live Wallpapers or
Wallpapers.
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2.2 Add/delete applications on home screen:
There are several apps in the home screen, you can also add more
frequently-used app icons in this home page and delete some less
frequently-used ones.
Tap the app launcher in the top right corner to go to all apps panel, tap and
move the app you want to the home screen.
To delete an app from home screen, tap and hold it, and then move it to the
remove icon.
2.3 Add widgets to home screen:
Tap all Apps launcher→Tap WIDGETS. There are Analog clock, bookmarks,
calendar, Email, and lots of other widgets. Drag the widget you want to the
home screen.
Tips: Besides your home screen, you can access to other four panels by
sliding left or right in your home screen. You can also customize these panels.
3.1 Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi can only be used when it connects with home Wi-Fi Access Point (AP) or
a free unsecured Wi-Fi hotpot. Under “Wireless & networks”, tap “Wi-Fi” to turn
it on. After a moment, your Wi-Fi network list should populate. If you need to
rescan for available networks, tap "scan"
3.1.1 Turn on Wi-Fi
Within the App Panel, tap “Settings” → then “Wireless & networks” → “Wi-Fi”
to turn on wifi.
Your tablet lists the networks it finds within range. Tap a network to connect. If
necessary, enter Network SSID, Security, and Wireless password, and tap
“Connect”. When your tablet is connected to the network, the wireless indicator
appears in the status bar. Waves indicate connection strength.
3.1.2 Turn off Wi-Fi
Please turn off Wi-Fi if you’re not using it to save the battery. To turn off Wi-Fi,
Tap it again.
3.1.3 Add a Wi-Fi network
Users may also add a Wi-Fi network under “Wi-Fi settings”. In “Wi-Fi settings”,
tap “Add network”. Enter the SSID (name) of the network. If necessary, enter
security or other network configuration details. Touch Save.
3.2 Bluetooth
3.2.1 Make device discoverable
You must pair your tablet with a device before you can connect to it. Once you
pair your tablet with a device, they stay paired unless you unpair them.
Under “Settings”, choose “Bluetooth”. Tap Bluetooth to turn on it and tap
“Search for devices”. The Bluetooth indicator then appears in the status
bar.
3.2.2 Scan for devices
After scanning, there will be a list of the IDs of all available Bluetooth devices in
range. If the device you want to pair with isn’t in the list, Ensure that the other
device is turned on and set to be discoverable.
3.2.3 Pair with the Bluetooth device
Tap the name of an available Bluetooth device to pair with. In the popup
“Bluetooth pairing request” dialog, type a PIN.
If the pairing is successful, your tablet connects to the device.
Example: to transmit a photo
Go to “Gallery”, choose a photo to share. Tap any spot on the photo to
view a submenu. Tap icon → , and then choose the device
name in the Paired devices list. The photo will then be sent.
You can touch the right icon to unpair the device.
Note: After pairing, it shows under the Bluetooth device “Paired but not
connected”, but file transmission is still possible.
You can see the received files by touching the right corner icon. At present, the
Bluetooth function only supports files transmission. To extend battery life, turn
Bluetooth power off when not in use.
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4.1 Internet Browsing
Before using your browser, make sure Wi-Fi or internet is connected.
In your app panel, Tap the browser icon to open your browser.
Tap the address bar, the Android keyboard will appear for your entry of
keywords or URL.
New tap bookmark this page Open bookmarks
submenu
Tap the icon in the top corner of the brower page to open the submenu.
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5.1 Install Apps
Go to the “ApkInstaller” to install and manage your apps. To install an
application, follow below steps:
1. Tap to open the ‘APKInstaller’ → ‘Install’ → then tap “Internal Memory” or
“TF Card”. Available .apk files will appear at the right side. Touch the required
one to install it.
Note: Make sure the .apk file is workable on android 4.1, and the suffix is .apk.
e.g. “angrybirds.apk”.
In some cases, there may be no icon on in the App Panel after a .apk file is
installed. Possible reasons may be that this app is not compatible with your OS
or the downloaded .apk file is a broken one so you may need to download a full
version.
5.2 Manage Apps
Tap to open the ‘APKInstaller’ → ‘Manage’. Tap the app and then you can
launch, export, uninstall it.
You can also go to “AppS” under “Settings” to manage apps.
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6.1 Music
After loading your music into your tablet, tap the music icon to open the
music player. You can select songs by Artist, Albums, songs or Playlists. Tap
to select. The media player allows you to shuffle, skip, or pause your current
selection and even displays the album artwork when available.
Tap in the bottom line to open a submenu in music playing page.
6.2 Video
You can play videos saved in your tablet or TF card. To play, tap Video
icon to launch the video player:
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Tap the video you would like to play. Tap the screen to show the video tool bar.
You can play back, fast forward, pause your video here. You can also add
bookmark for your video, adjust brightness, or set screen ratio here. Here is
the toolbar:
With the Wi-Fi on, you are also able to view an on-line video.
6.3 Gallery
You can view, show off, and even edit your digital pictures on the tablet’s full
color, high-resolution display. After loading your media, tap Gallery to
display your pictures:
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Tap the picture you want to display it, and slide right or left to show other
pictures.
Tap the menu icon, you can edit, rotate, crop, or set it as wallpaper.
6.4 Camera
Tap the icon to open camera. Your tablet is with built in 0.3M front
camera. You can take a photo, or a video.
Note: After you power on your tablet, you can go to camera directly by drag the
lock to left.
To view photos
To select Front/
back camera
Tap to take a photo
Set white balance,
Scene mode, etc.
Pan-shot
Change to video-taking
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6.5 E-book reader
The tablet supports many eBook formats like PDF, Text, E-Pub, FB2....
Tap the “e-book” icon to open e-book shelves. Tap an e-book to open
the book and read.
You can page up or page down by sliding your finger right or left.
Tap or the menu button to check the sub-menus. You can set the font
size, Go To Page jump, check your bookmarks, set the auto flip time, etc.
6.6 E-book reader
In Explorer , you can manage all your files. You can copy, delete, paste, or
rename your files in your Micro SD card, Internal Memory and USB disk.
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For example, to copy files from "Internal Memory" to micro "SD card":
1,Open "explorer" you will see the above interface
2, tap "Internal Memory" to see files in your tablet
3, Tap "Multi" icon and then select the files you want to edit
4, Tap "Editor" icon, you will see a pop-up menu, sellect "copy"
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5, tap "Home" icon in the top left to return to the main inferface, select "SD
card", Tap "Editor" icon, you will see a pop-up menu, select "Paste".
Files are copied from your tablet to your Micro SD card now.
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Tap the “Settings” icon to go to settings.
you can check and set wireless&networks, sound, display, storage, Battery,
Accounts &sync, security, language, date&time, about tablet, etc.
Wi-Fi: tap “Settings” → “Wireless & networks” to turn on wifi and scan. It
will show a list of Wi-Fi networks scanned in range. Choose a strong Wi-Fi
network to connect. (You may need to input the password).
Bluetooth: Turn on Bluetooth, enable the file transmission
Data usage:
VPN: First, set a locked screen before adding VPN profile,
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You may choose what ever screen lock you like, pattern, PIN, password.
Bellowing I select Pattern as an example.
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Secondly, after setting the screen lock, you could add A new VPN. Create your
VPN name, input the server address, and then click “save”
[Input What ever name you want to show on the VPN]
And then input your VPN account and password
And , finally, VPN settled.
Portable hotspot: turn on Wi-Fi and turn on hotspot by ticking the
square.
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And then create hotspot. Set up network ID, select the security type.
When hotspot is set up , there will be an icon appearing, like this, the Wi-Fi
signal is surrounded by a white square:
Display: Tap “Settings” → “Display” to set brightness, screen time-out, etc.
HDMI: Turn on HDMI, connect to the “HDMI” port via the HDMI cable.
Screenshot setting: switch on or switch off screenshot here. The screenshot
icon will appear on the status bar.
Storage: Check internal storage here. If you insert an Micro SD card, or USB
disk, you can check the total and available space for your Micro SD card or
USB disk. Please unmount it to safely remove it.
Battery: Check the Battery status here.
Language & input: to set language and keyboard input.
Backup & reset: choose to go to submenu "back up my data" and "Factory
data reset". If you choose factory data reset, all data from your tablet's
internal storage will be erased. Choose this option carefully.
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About Tablet: To check information about your tablet, such as Model number,
android version, etc.
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Very Low Battery Full Battery Charging Battery
‘ ’ indicates that the power of Battery is full. When the battery level becomes
too low, a prompt comes up to note you to charge your tablet.
While charging, you can check the charging status in the lock screen:
It takes around 5 hours to charge your tablet to full battery. Please only use a
5V /2A adaptor included in the gift box to charge it.
IX.FirmwareUpgradingProcedures
9.1 warnings before upgrading
1. Please read the below carefully when you try to upgrade your tablet.
2. Please make sure that the firmware matches your tablet.
3. Please backup your data before upgrading, the storage will be
formatted when upgrading, data will be lost and unrecoverable.
4. Please do not touch any buttons on the tablets while it is upgrading.
5. Make sure that your tablet is with enough power, you’d better charge
the tablet before upgrading, in case of upgrading failure due to low
battery.
6. Please proceed in accordant with the instructions strictly.
9.2 Preparations work before upgrading
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Please download the “upgrade tool” from this PIPO website,
http://www.pipo.cn/En/index.php?m=About&a=gujian_show&id=70
Please download the corresponding firmware from PIPO website,
http://www.pipo.cn/En/index.php?m=About&a=gujian
9.3 How to upgrade
1. Decompress the upgrade tool, double click the “RK batch Tool” icon,
as the bellowing
2. Click , choose the firmware downloaded. Then charge your
tablet with power adapter, and USB cable connects tablet and PC.
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press the ESC key for a few seconds, at the same time press “reset”,
release ESC until the tool finds your tablet, make you tablet set into
upgrading mode.
3. After the PC finding out the tablet, and the device icon
turns green, click “upgrade” for upgrading.
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Note: If the device detected under the status of Pink , please
click “Switch”, the upgrading status will switch to Green (standby status)
The tablet is upgrading the firmware
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The tablet will turn on automatically, now you could disconnect the
tablet to the PC.
9.4 Instructions of Installing Rock chip USB driver
If you do the upgrading for the first time, please install the Rock chip USB
driver in accordant with the bellowing instructions.
If you are upgrading via your PC for the first time, it requires your PC to
install Rock chip USB driver, after your tablet entering into upgrading
mode, it will pop out a guide advising you that the PC finds new
hardware. Select manually install and then click “next”
Select the USB driver in accordant with your PC system, the driver is
included in the “RK batch tool”. Then the PC will install the USB driver
automatically. After finishing USB installing, go back to upgrading mode.
Note
If your PC is with Win7 or Vista system, it will not pop out the guide
leading you to install the driver, you get to install the driver in “My
Computer”.
1. Right click “My Computer”, select “Device Manager”
2. There will be an “Unknown Device” with an exclamation mark
appears
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3. Right click the “Unknown Device”, select “renew driver software”
4. Load the USB driver included in the “RK batch tool” to install the USB
driver.
Note: Do not turn on “USB Debugging” in the setting when upgrading
firmware.
5. When you finish the driver installation, you can come back to
upgrading procedures.
Troubleshooting
1. Can not turn on the tablet
Check the tablet’s power level; please charge it before starting it. In
case your tablet still cannot be turned on, you may try to reset it
2. No sound from earphone
Check if volume is set to ‘0’. Or earphone may be broken, please
change for another one.
3. Big noise
Check if there is dust in the earphone or speaker. Check if the file is
broken.
4. Screen drift or unresponsive screen
To pin the reset button to reset your tablet and power it on again.
5. Application not workable
Possible reasons may be that this app is not compatible with your OS or
the downloaded .apk file is broken so you may need to download a full
version.
6. How to delete a Google account?
If an account is added, the account is shown in “Accounts & sync” of
“Settings”, where you may also add another account. To delete an
undesired account, go to “Settings” → “Privacy settings” → “Factory
data reset”. Your tablet’s internal storage, downloaded apps, etc. will
also be deleted, except the info in your flash memory. Be careful before
you carry out this operation.
7.USB unmounted, SD card unmounted
Some times after inserting SD card or USB, it will show on the tablet that
“unmounted”, do the factory reset by “setting” – “backup & factory
reset”, and then turn off and turn on tablet once again. If fail, you have
to upgrade the firmware.
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